partition

English

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Etymology

Recorded c.1430, "division into shares, distinction," from Old French particion (modern partition), from Latin partitio (“division, portion”), from partitus, the past participle of partire (“to split (up), part(ition)”).

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: pärtĭ'shən, IPA: /pɑɹˈtɪʃən/, X-SAMPA: /pAr\"tIS@n/
• Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Noun

partition (plural partitions)

1. An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another
2. A part of something that had been divided, each of its results.
3. The division of a territory into two or more autonomous ones.

   Monarchies where partition isn't prohibited risk weakening trough parcellation and civil wars between the heirs

4. A vertical structure that divides a room.
5. (computing) A section of a hard disk separately formatted.
6. (set theory) A collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set whose union is the set itself (i.e. all elements of the set are contained in exactly one of the subsets).

Usage notes

• (set theory): The elements of the collection are sometimes called the blocks or parts of the partition.

Synonyms

• dismemberment

Derived terms

• equipartition

Related terms

• partite

Translations

action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another

• Dutch: opdeling (nl), partitie (nl), splitsing (nl), verdeling (nl)
• Galician: partición (gl) f
• Greek: διαμερισμός (el) (diamerismós) m, μερισμός (el) (merismós) m, τεμαχισμός (el) (temachismós) m, (division in two parts) διχοτόμηση (el) (dichotómisi) f
• Hindi: बंटवारा (hi) (baṇṭavārā)

• Irish: deighilt (ga) f
• Russian: разделение (ru) (razdelénije) n, деление (ru) (delénije) n, раздел (ru) (razdél) m, расчленение (ru) (rasčlenénije) n
• Sanskrit: विभाजन (sa) (vibhājana)
• Urdu: تقسیم (ur) (taqasīm)

part of something that had been divided

• Dutch: aandeel (nl) n, deel (nl) n, part (nl) n
• Galician: partición (gl) f
• Greek: κατάτμηση (el) (katátmisi) f, μέρισμα (el) (mérisma) n, διαμέρισμα (el) (diamérisma) n, τεμάχιο (el) (temáchio) n

• Russian: отделение (ru) (otdelénije) n, секция (ru) (sékcija) f, ячейка (ru) (jačéjka) f, раздел (ru) (razdél) m
• Spanish: parte (es) f

division of a territory

• Dutch: opdeling (nl), partitie (nl), splitsing (nl)
• Esperanto: disdivido (eo)
• Greek: διχοτόμηση (el) (dichotómisi) f, διαίρεση (el) (diaíresi) f

• Russian: деление (ru) (delénije) n
• Spanish: partición (es) f

vertical structure that divides a room

• Greek: χώρισμα (el) (chórisma) n

• Russian: перегородка (ru) (peregoródka) f, переборка (ru) (perebórka) f

section of a hard disk separately formatted

• Czech: diskový oddíl (cs) m
• French: partition (fr) f
• Greek: κατάτμηση (el) (katátmisi) f
• Italian: partizione (it) f

• Portuguese: partição (pt) f
• Russian: раздел (ru) (razdél) m
• Spanish: partición (es) f

collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set

• Czech: rozklad (cs) m
• German: Partition (de) f, Zerlegung (de) f, Klasseneinteilung (de) f
• Greek: τμήμα (el) (tmíma) n

• Hebrew: חלוקה (he) (chaluká) f
• Spanish: partición (es) f

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• French: division, séparation, partition

Verb

partition (third-person singular simple present partitions, present participle partitioning, simple past and past participle partitioned) (transitive)

1. To divide something into parts, sections or shares
2. To divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status
3. To separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with off

Synonyms

• dismember

Derived terms

• partitioner
• partitionist

Related terms

• partner

Translations

divide something into parts

• Dutch: opdelen (nl), splitsen (nl), verdelen (nl)
• Russian: разделять (ru) (razdeljátʹ) impf., разделить (ru) (razdelítʹ) pf., расчленять (ru) (rasčlenjátʹ) impf., расчленить (ru) (rasčlenítʹ) pf.

• Spanish: partir (es)

divide into two or more territories

• Dutch: dismemberen (nl), opdelen (nl), splitsen (nl), verdelen (nl)
• Esperanto: disdividi (eo)

• Russian: делить (ru) (delítʹ) impf., разделить (ru) (razdelítʹ) pf., расчленять (ru) (rasčlenjátʹ) impf., расчленить (ru) (rasčlenítʹ) pf.

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Noun

partition f (plural partitions)

1. In heraldry, a (geometrical) division using two colors
2. In music, a score comprising all parts